Today I Recommend 12/3/16 Jon Stewart: The American media has become an “information-laundering scheme” Web Publication: Quartz, by Annalisa Merelli The new dawn in media Jon Stewart…[breath, exhale, sigh]. Jon is the new prophet of media integrity. Since the election, a lot of people have ‘gotten religion’ and media behavior and integrity has gone from tertiary […]
Clouds, Sun, Then Clouds Again
We are in for a rough ride. Just as soon as everyone exhausted themselves from the extreme animus over the elections, and what seemed like a couple days of partial sunlight, clouds gather again. Here is my take on some major news point in the past week: Regarding the debate over the Electoral College It […]
Today I recommend 11/24/16
Exclusive Interview: How Jared Kushner Won Trump The White House Web Publication: Forbes.com, by Steven Bertoni Cool Efficiency Presently, a great deal of attention is focused on whom Trump is selecting for various advisory and cabinet positions. This article “Exclusive Interview: How Jared Kushner Won Trump The White House” by Steven Bertoni may be a […]
Today I Recommend 11/16/16
Facebook won’t call itself a media company. Is it time to reimagine journalism for the digital age? Web Publication: The Verge, by Catherine Buni Call it what it is A week ago, when the nation was still slapping themselves over the reality that Trump had been elected, a hand full of articles came out questioning […]
Post Election From an Independent Voter
I am like an absentee recipient of the scorn from both political parties. I voted the Libertarian ticket. The only enemy greater than that other side is a third party vote. During this election cycle I concluded like many other Americans, that neither major party had provided a credible candidate. Subsequently, I’ve generated at least […]
Today I Recommend 11/10/16
After Trump’s win, even some in Silicon Valley wonder: Has Facebook grown too influential? Web Publication: LA Times, by David Pierson The dog bites the hand that feeds it Sometimes I wonder if Facebook will remain relevant given privacy concerns and the swings back and forth between Facebook manipulation and user freedom. At a minimum, […]